The Challenges of Wealth Creation

by Deon R on January 14, 2010

If you are looking for an academic definition of ‘wealth’, just do an online search. This is how Wikipedia defines it:

“Wealth is an abundance of valuable material possessions or resources. The word is derived from the old English ‘wela’, which is from an Indo-European word stem. An individual, community, region or country that has an abundance of such possessions or resources is called wealthy”.

Unfortunately this definition creates the impression that being wealthy simply means ‘having a lot of things’, and it is my standpoint that such a view is not altogether correct. Wealth is a rather complex issue, and consequently people encounter many challenges during the process of wealth creation.

- Firstly, we have to understand that wealth is a good thing. There is an erroneous belief, at least among some people, that having lots of money is not a good thing. The belief that poverty is virtuous has, unfortunately, strong religious underpinnings and whereas I have no intention of belittling anyone’s dearly held beliefs, this is one that needs to go ‘out the back door’ if you are serious about becoming wealthy. Always remember that money is neutral; it just ‘amplifies’ things. It allows generous people to give more, and misers to hoard more.

- The creation of wealth requires dedication. Although people accasionally win the Saturday Lotto or inherit large sums of money, this instant wealth often disappears as quickly as it is gained, due to a lack of financial skills. Wealth is, in essence, a yardstick of how much value we add to other people’s lives.  And this does not happen by itself.

- Wealth involves a specific mindset. Beliefs about wealth on the ‘inside’ (in the mind) manifest themselves in the physical world. If you ever, just for a fleeting moment, think about ‘them’ (other people) as being wealthy, and not of yourself in this way, then you have uncovered one of the reasons why you are not wealthy yet. You are what you think. You need to see yourself as wealthy, even if you are not (yet). It is said that true entrepreneurs work harder on their thoughts than on their marketing skills!

- Wealth is a relative concept. I’m sure Donald trump would be appalled by the prospect of having only a few million dollars in the bank. However, without verifying the numbers I can almost guarantee you that the majority of the world population is worse off than you and I and would perceive an individual with a few thousand dollars in the bank as ‘wealthy’. Which brings me to the next point.

- Truly wealthy people are invariably grateful. The more grateful we are for what we already have, the more we receive. This is simply a law of the universe; just like gravity.

- Wealth is multi-faceted. It does not only revolve around money. It also involves one’s career, relationships, family life, mental state, education, physical fitness, health, spiritual life, and social life. A really wealthy person has so much more than just money. James Arthur Ray coined the phrase ‘harmonic wealth’ in this regard.

- We cannot give away what we don’t have. We cannot love others if we don’t love ourselves, and we cannot assist others financially if we are broke. Poor people are much more obsessed with money than rich people! If I could have my life over again, with hindsight, I would bust my gut in order to attain an abundance of residual income in my early twenties so that I could focus on more important things, instead of slaving away as a salary-earner for so many years.

- Becoming wealthy needs constant education. It requires wisdom, understanding, and an extensive knowledge of the means through which we choose to acquire material wealth (e.g. online marketing), as well as ways of investing that money. And this requires diligent self-evaluation, training and life-long learning. The activity of wealth-related self-education should be as much a part of one’s daily regimen as is eating and sleeping. Unfortunately wealth creation is not part of any syllabus in traditional education.

And so, my friend, I wish you wealth, health, and much happiness in the pursuit of your personal wealth. Start moving in that direction!

Tired of ‘busting your gut’  on the Internet for a few dollars here and a few dollars there?  Visit my website below and learn how thousands of marketers in 150 countries around the world make serious money online, and live a dream life from home… and how you can do the same.

http://Millionaire-In-Five-Years.com

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CarbonCopyPro Review – Will It Make Me Wealthy?

by Deon R on November 27, 2009

Paris Hotel, Las Vegas

Paris Hotel, Las Vegas (my own photo!)

As a professional full-time marketer I was privileged to be able to attend the recent (Nov 2009) CarbonCopyPro Master Marketing event held in the Paris Hotel, Las Vegas. I had to travel half-way around the world to get there, but it was worth the time and expense. For a person who’d not been to Vegas before, the venue itself was quite fascinating. The event itself was even more fascinating. Here we had about 1500 marketers from the USA, Canada, Australia, the UK, Norway, Sweden, and even Saudi Arabia! The amount of energy was awesome. Remember that CarbonCopyPro has only been around for two years, and that attendance was around 400% up on the last event, held six months earlier.

I chatted to delegates from various socio-economic backgrounds. The age of the delegates varied substantially. Some were in their teens while some were in their seventies. Some were Internet ‘newbies’ without any sales to report (yet). One excited young gentleman I spoke to had just made his first $5000 commission with a Facebook ad. Some were making multiple 5 or 6 figures per year. As to be expected, there were also a few ‘master marketers’ pushing seven-figure incomes.

An interesting observation was that every person in the audience was marketing the same product. They had access to the same marketing methods (PPC, video, articles etc). They had access to the same training. Everyone had access to the same support. The current recession is a boon for online marketers; online marketing is currently the only industry exhibiting massive growth. But why is there such a marked difference in results? This brings us to that difficult question. Will you, personally, be successful with CarbonCopyPro?

To arrive at the appropriate answer you have to answer the following questions truthfully. These questions are relevant for any serious entrepreneur, marketing any online business or product.

(1) Are your reasons for making money big enough? Do you have that ‘fire in your belly? Do you really have to get out of your present situation as a matter of life and death? Do you want to give your spouse and kids the life they deserve? Can you vividly imagine that life worth living? Is not reaching your goals total anathema to you? Do you want to make a noticeable difference to society?

(2) Do you have sufficient money and/or or time?  Ask yourself the following question: can you afford a nice new hot-dog cart? If you do not have the money in your banking account; can you raise the necessary finance? If the answer is yes, then go ahead with CarbonCopyPRO. It is obvious that, the bigger your marketing budget, the more marketing options you will initially have. It is a fact that not everyone has a large marketing budget, so it is in order to use free methods at the beginning. One of the top CarbonCopyPro producers, Greg Davison, became successful with videos he shot, as an unemployed person, in his mother’s bedroom! Keep in mind that this is a real business, not a ‘biz-op’, so all the rules relevant to a new business start-up apply. If you are into no-risk free Internet opportunities, stay clear.

(3) Do you see yourself as worthy of succeeding? This revolves around your personal self-image. If you can imagine yourself having success, half the battle is already won. If you have a try-and-see mindset, you are doomed even before you start. The old saying about ‘you can achieve what you believe’ is very relevant here. Once again, as a self-employed businessperson, I can attest to the truth of this. Without it you have no hope of success.

(3) Determination. Do you have a ‘never-say-die’ mindset? If failure is not an option, regardless of any obstacles, then you will succeed. With a dogged sense of determination it is no longer a matter of ‘if’, but of ‘when’.

(4) Experience.There is no such thing as an overnight success in the marketing business without some prior learning experience. Forty years ago it took me five years of full-time study just be able to write ‘BSc Eng’ behind my name. So let’s not delude ourselves. With a proper coach you can reduce the learning period considerably. But it’s not the ‘timing OF the game’; it’s the ‘time IN the game’.

So, in a nutshell, you can make a million dollars a year, or not a single dime. It’s all up to you. Now the ball’s in your court!

Tired of ‘busting your gut’ on the Internet for a few dollars here and a few dollars there? Visit my website below and learn how thousands of marketers in 150 countries around the world make serious money online, and live a dream life from home… and how you can do the same.

http://Millionaire-In-Five-Years.com

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G’day From Down Under!

October 6, 2009

Hi, and welcome to Deon’s Deliberations, my official marketing blog.

Being an Engineer, I am (fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) also a bit of a ‘techie’. And a teacher. I love to figure things out, and then explain to others how they work.  In order not to ‘mix things up’ I [...]

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For most novices Internet marketing seems easy, until they get faced with the stark realities. The road to becoming an expert online marketer involves the acquisition of both a new skill-set and mind-set. This article explains some options in approaching the mind-set challenge.

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In network marketing, as in sports, motivators play a large part in individual performance. The dangerous dilemma in which we often find ourselves is that we don’t even know what these motivators are. This article deals with the positive motivators.

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